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Leangap was definitely a great summer experience to not just learn about entrepreneurship, but apply those skills to develop a startup. There were a few, trivial issues such as SFSU (our residence for the duration of the program) management, minor inconsistencies in pacing the material learned, few difficulties in contacting mentors (not so much for our group specifically though), & the abruptness of initial pitches & team formation. However, I believe the practical experience & hands-on approach to entrepreneurship (largely different from online videos and textbooks) by building a startup I gained largely outweighed any negatives. In Leangap, you are privy to a group of like-minded, friendly peers with diverse talents and backgrounds which is definitely a key aspect of the program. For my team's startup at least, the contacts & mentors we were able to build are extremely helpful in legitimately scaling our company. All in all, while there should be improvements made to the program (and I have no doubt that they will), Leangap is a fantastic program which allows you to not only create a startup but gives you the tools to continue on independently as well.

Although I was a little doubtful about the program but Leangap far exceeded all of my expectations. I wasn't sure whether I could start a viable business in just 6 weeks, but the team of experienced mentors guided my team through all of the challenges of launching a startup. The best thing about Leangap, in my opinion, is that it is modeled after a real incubator. I learned things that I only could by actually building a business, stuff I wouldn't learn by attending "entrepreneurship" classes. Overall it was a great summer, and I would recommend Leangap to anyone who is interested in actually building a company.

I was impressed with the mentors: how responsive they are, how blunt with feedback they are, and how empathetic they are.